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funksome

funksome adjective: characterised or marked by funk (all senses).

Adjective

funksome (comparative more funksome, superlative most funksome)

  1. Characterised or marked by funk (all senses)
    • Far from pursuing the out-of-body Platonism of Ambient, George Clinton wants to get you back into your body, in all its funksome fulsomeness: "I'm the product of a Pavlovian experiment/We rub each others' cheeks/We sniff each others' seats/We tug each others' leash when we find each other in...1995, The Wire, volumes 137-142
    • David Byrne and Brian Eno record the My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts album. Byrne and Eno then rejoin Talking Heads in Nassau to record the funksome Remain In Light.2004, Ian Gittins, Talking Heads: Once in a Lifetime : the Stories Behind Every Song

Examples of funksome in a sentence

  • There's a funksome chunk of vocoder new jack pop from uber-producer Teddy Riley and BLACKSTREET to round things off nicely.2008, Martin Charles Strong, Brendon Griffin, Lights, camera, sound tracks:
  • 'I knew there was something funksome about you,' Malaria said, pointing a stubby finger.2011, Steven Butler, The Wrong Pong:
  • 'That Margarine is a funksome one.' And, without further ado, the great hulk of a troll swung Neville on to his shoulders and started galumphing off downhill.2012, Steven Butler, Wrong Pong: Troll's Treasure:

Forms of funksome

comparativemore funksome
superlativemost funksome

Origin of funksome

From funk + -some.

Questions about funksome

What does funksome mean?
Funksome means characterised or marked by funk (all senses).
How do you use funksome in a sentence?
There's a funksome chunk of vocoder new jack pop from uber-producer Teddy Riley and BLACKSTREET to round things off nicely.
What part of speech is funksome?
Funksome is an adjective.

Words near funksome in the dictionary

  1. funkmasters
  2. funkot
  3. funks
  4. funks out
  5. funks up
  6. funksome
  7. Funkspiel
  8. funkstep
  9. funkster
  10. funksters
  11. funkstick

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